Combination shade and curtain bracket.



S. A. COLLIER. COMBINATION SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5, 191a Patented May 5 ;'1914.

WW 9 M I sxmnnn A. COLLI R, .or PROVIDENCE, nnonn ISLAND.

COMBINATION SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

Application filed February 5. 1913. Serial No. 746,276.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented May 5, 1914.

'1 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Sxrxnnn A; GoLLLER, a citizen'of the United States,residing at the city of Providence, in the county of Providence andState of Rhode Island, and whose address is 385 Pine street, in saidcity, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinationShade and Ourtain Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

' The object of my invention is to Simplify the structure in themanufacture'of brackets for application to ivindow casingsyand to rendera device ofthis character capable of supporting a shade-roller, aportiere-pole, and a curtain-rod.

A further object in view is to provide a combined shade and curtainfixture stamped out of two pieces of metal, one fixed member constructedso as to avoid disfiguration by nail holes in the front face of awindowcasing, and a removable member designed to support a portiere-poleand a curtain-rod and adapted to be disconnected from the fixed member,when the latter is to support a shade-roller only.

My invention consists in the special details of construction, andcombination of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings,

wherein like reference characters indicate like parts, Figure l is avertical section of my improved device, as in position on awindow-casing. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the fixed member of thedevice, showing an integral .arm of said'member designed to support ashade-roller. Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing the removable memberadapted to be attached to the fixed member and designed to support. aportiere-pole and a curtain-rod. Figs. 4, 5 and.6 represent a modifiedconstruction of my device, Fig. 4 being a plan view of the device; Fig.5, a side elevation of the device, and, Fig. 6, a means to permit thebracket to be positioned to accommodate different lengths ofcurt-ainsupporting means.

In carrying out my invention I construct my improved bracket wholly fromsheet metal, which is cut, upset and punched, by means of a suitablepower press, to form fthe structural parts in a device of thischaracter.

My improved deviceconsists essentially of two parts, namely, a fixedbracket member a, and-a removable member b- The bracket member has aflat upright base portion aadapted to rest against a window-casing, as-c-, and a horizontal portion aextends rearwardly from the upper part ofthe base portion, and an arm a projects from the lower part of one ofthe side edges of the base portion, and said arm is provided with anopening to receive the pint le of a shade-roller -d-'. base portion a isprovided with two vertically-arranged rectangular openings a and -a*-through its central part, the upper opening .a. to form a socket havingopposed'oiitwardly and inwardly-curved lugs, as a a and the loweropening o to form a hearing. The ledge portion a of the bracket memberhas a downwardly bent part which is provided with fine saw-teeth, as ata,-, to embed into the top edge of the window-casing in securing thebracket'member in place. In stead of a toothed means 'a" the portion amay have a perforation to receive a nail n/- for securin the bracketmember -a; in a fixed-posltion, in the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 2.,

The member ,b'- is flat and has two branches b and b. of the branch 7)has an enlarged head to freely enter within the socket -a of the fixedmember a, and the inneredges of the head are curved, as at b -,-to.

fit upon the rear faces of the lugs -a of the socket, and the free endof the other branch b has a narrow projection b*- to rest within thebearing-a* of the member --a--. The member b has The free end asemi-circular opening-to serve as a bearing, as -b-, to support aportiere-pole e-, and a vertically-arranged .spur is formed at the outerpart of said member b-, as at b-, to receive the perforated end of. acurtain-rod f'-. -b.- is made longer than the arnr-efiof the fixedmember a in order thatthe portieres may hang free from contact with thecurtain of the roller d-. When the member b is attached to the member -athepweight of the portieres has a tenden to hold the projection .bWithin its caring -a* while the lugs b prevent displacement of the headof the The member I member -b' being separable of the memher a'- permitsof ready disconnection from the fixed member, when the latter is tosupport a shade-roller onl By my construction and arrangement of parts Iprovide a useful device for the purpose intended, is'simple and cheap tomanufacture, eliminates injury to the woodwork by nail holes in thefront face of a windowcasing, and at the same time a device to supportthree pieces-a shade-roller, a portiere-pole, and a curtain-rod.

What I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The herein-described combined shade and curtain fixture stampedout oftwo pieces of metal and comprising a member havin a flat upright baseportion, said base portion having two central vertically-arrangedopenings, the upper opening to form a socket having opposed outwardlyand inwardly-curved lugs, and the lower opening to form a bearing, ahorizontal portlon extending rearwardly from the base portion andadapted to be secured to the top edge of a window-casing, said baseportion having an arm projecting from the lower part of one of its sideedges and having an opening to receive a pintle of a shade-roller, and aflat removable member having branches, the free end of one branch havingan enlarged head to freely enter the socket and the inner edges of-thehead curved to fit upon the rear faces of the lugs, and the free end ofthe other branch having a projection to rest within the bearing, saidremovable member having a semi-circular bearing to support aportiere-pole, and a vertically-arranged spur formed at the outer partof the said last mentioned member to receive the perforated end of acurtain-rod." v

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.SKINNER A. COLLIER.

Witnesses: 4

C...T. HANNIGAN, PETER O. CANNON.

